Aww, is that akin to the 'autumn harvest festival' thing we have in the UK when we give crappy back of the cupboard tins of corned beef and pineapple to pensioners for some reason I never really understood?[/quote]

Ha! I remember doing this too, except my mum would send me to the shop to get some tins of stuff for it and I would always pick 'Irish Stew' (not vegan!). I have no idea why, I think I thought old people would like stew.

(By the way, hi, I posted very irregularly on the old boards but lurked religously)

I've drooled over so many recipes needing it always seems too much work roasting and pureeing your own.

It's not that much work and it's totally worth it when you get sweet, sweet pumpkin at the end :) Slice it into wedges about 2" thick at the skin side, scoop out the seeds and stringy pulp, drizzle with oil in a roasting pan and roast at 180 degrees for about an hour. YUM! :)

I like fingerless gloves. You can keep them on to count your change or take notes, or use your Iphone. Fun fact about Korea: it gets too cold for fingerless gloves, so in the winter people carry around sausages to use their tactile screens. True story.

cooked or raw?

Ha, cooked I think - they're sold ready to eat in convenience stores here. But I think either would work.

Jojo, Holley, Messyveggie, anyone else with touchscreen phones- I expect you to try this out and report back asap. Preferably with pics.

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